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Joseph Omotayo

Education: Bachelor of Arts Literature-in-English, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife (2012-2016), Google News Initiative (GNI) News Lab Advance digital reporting workshop (2024)

Experience: Critical Literature Review (Head reviewer) 2010-2014, The234Project (Writer) 2016-2017, Coordinator of OAU The234Project Essay contest (2017), Afridiaspora (Chief Reviewer, 2016-2018), Dubawa Fact checking fellow (2022)

Awards: Best editor and writer (Legit.ng, 2020), My Favourite Nigerian Character in a Book Contest (2011), Unoma Azuah’s Edible Bones Book Review Prize (2013)

Joseph Omotayo is a journalist who has been writing on human interest topics since 2019. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. He is the head of Human Interest and Diaspora Desk at Legit. He once worked for Afridiaspora, OlisaTV & CLR. He is a 2022/2023 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking fellow. He can be reached via: joseph.omotayo@corp.legit.ng.

5440 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

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I sell cold water & drinks because I don't want to beg - Physically challenged man with 2 kids says in video

I sell cold water & drinks because I don't want to beg - Physically challenged man with 2 kids says in video

People

5 years ago

Man marks 59th wedding anniversary, shares sweet photo of him and wife, many react

Man marks 59th wedding anniversary, shares sweet photo of him and wife, many react

People

5 years ago

Baby drives her toy car into filling station, pays attendant to buy fuel, lady pretends to sell in viral video

Baby drives her toy car into filling station, pays attendant to buy fuel, lady pretends to sell in viral video

People

5 years ago

Groom shows special attention to maid who raised him, asks guests at his wedding to bless her with gifts

Groom shows special attention to maid who raised him, asks guests at his wedding to bless her with gifts

People

5 years ago

Nigerian lady shows off great dance moves to Mayorkun's Your Body song, her flexibility in viral video wows many

Nigerian lady shows off great dance moves to Mayorkun's Your Body song, her flexibility in viral video wows many

People

5 years ago

Massive jubilation as student who had 8 As in WAEC gets scholarship to study in UK

Massive jubilation as student who had 8 As in WAEC gets scholarship to study in UK

People

5 years ago

Baby laughs hard as she sees herself in a mirror, kid looks at it again and screams happily in viral video

Baby laughs hard as she sees herself in a mirror, kid looks at it again and screams happily in viral video

People

5 years ago

A little girl amazed people on the internet as she laughed hard when she saw her reflection in a mirror. There were people who said they will do the same thing.

Nigerian boy who once hawked groundnuts in Lagos becomes university student after oyinbo man helped him

Nigerian boy who once hawked groundnuts in Lagos becomes university student after oyinbo man helped him

People

5 years ago

The transformation of a young Nigerian man, Kachi, got people appreciating how meeting someone's destiny helper could totally change everything in one's life.

Nigerian man bags PhD at 30, wears long cap with decorations to celebrate his achievement, many react

Nigerian man bags PhD at 30, wears long cap with decorations to celebrate his achievement, many react

People

5 years ago

A young man has bagged a doctorate degree at the age of 30 as he celebrated with a big elaborate cap. Many people were amazed. He thanked his wife for support.

Amazing photos of quadruplets and their mother as they mark 5th birthday, woman says she wanted to be a nun

Amazing photos of quadruplets and their mother as they mark 5th birthday, woman says she wanted to be a nun

People

5 years ago

Divinar Joseph's quadruplets Lara, Lyanna, Libby, and Lisa are celebrating their fifth birthday today, a stark contrast from the nun that she was meant to be.

Bride scatters dance floor at her wedding, nobody could match the lady's skill, people keep looking in viral video

Bride scatters dance floor at her wedding, nobody could match the lady's skill, people keep looking in viral video

People

5 years ago

A beautiful bride has shown off amazing dance moves in a viral video that has got many people talking. In the clip, people focused all attention on her alone.

Photo shows Nigerian polytechnic exam question asking students "who are the unknown gunmen?' Many react

Photo shows Nigerian polytechnic exam question asking students "who are the unknown gunmen?' Many react

People

5 years ago

A question asking students to identify who unknown gunmen are has stirred massive reactions on social media with people wondering what will be the best answer.

Man who resigned from his juicy job to become full-time barber succeeds, now has over 400 workers, 46 branches

Man who resigned from his juicy job to become full-time barber succeeds, now has over 400 workers, 46 branches

People

5 years ago

A man inspired many people online after he listed out his success ever since he decide to become a full time barber. He has hundreds of workers in his company.

Photo showing bride price list with over N1m total sum stirs reactions, money for meat included

Photo showing bride price list with over N1m total sum stirs reactions, money for meat included

People

5 years ago

A marriage list of various items demaded by the bride's family before they can give their daughter out has caused much commotion online with mixed reactions.

Talented young man paints TB Joshua on a wall, honours the late prophet with his gift, photos go viral

Talented young man paints TB Joshua on a wall, honours the late prophet with his gift, photos go viral

People

5 years ago

A young man's artwork generated a lot of reactions on Facebook as it reminded the people of the good deeds of the late Prophet TB Joshua when he was alive.

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